Hearts Of The West (Hollywood Cowboy) (1975)

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Hearts of the West (British title: Hollywood Cowboy) stars Jeff Bridges as Lewis Tater, a 1930s-era aspiring novelist who harbors dreams of becoming the next Zane Grey or Peter B. Kyne. He arrives in Nevada to seek out the correspondence school that has "graduated" him. After learning that he's been… More Hearts of the West (British title: Hollywood Cowboy) stars Jeff Bridges as Lewis Tater, a 1930s-era aspiring novelist who harbors dreams of becoming the next Zane Grey or Peter B. Kyne. He arrives in Nevada to seek out the correspondence school that has "graduated" him. After learning that he's been taken to the cleaners by crooks, he stumbles onto a threadbare film-unit grinding out "B" westerns. He is given a job by unit manager Kessler (Alan Arkin), then falls in love with spunky script girl Miss Trout (Blythe Danner). With the help of crusty stunt man Howard Pike (Andy Griffith), Tyler fends off the correspondence-school crooks who want the money that he has accidentally stolen from them. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Howard Zieff
Written By: Rob Thompson
Genres: Western, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 8, 1975 Wide
Studio: MGM

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
For all its flaws, this is still a very entertaining film.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Western spoof that falls off the saddle too many times.

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